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Talking about start ups and crypto in and around Switzerland, I talk to entrepreneurs, tech innovators and disruptors to discover their vision of the future.
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Darko Gasic and Alex Poltorak have co-founded Hodling SA.Hodling SA offers a completely non-custodial, multi-signature wallet solution for storing large amounts of bitcoin for institutional holders, family offices and individuals. It is does not depend on a third party, is resistant to seizure even from nation state actors and works even if the company no longer exists. We discuss how it works and what makes it more reliable than other solutions.websitehttps://hodling.chLinkedinhttps://www.li...
This episode features a comprehensive interview with Michele Federici. Previously involved with Seba Bank (now Amina Bank), Michele discusses his journey from a childhood fascination with computers and security, influenced by his grandfather, to pioneering the development of ultra-secure crypto storage solutions. He shares anecdotes from his early engagement with Bitcoin, insights into the complexities of crypto custody, and detailed explanations of technical challenges encountered while secu...
Cgi-bin is part of a group of engineers called 'No Trust, Verify'. We discuss why cgi-bin is building on Alephium, its unique features and the advantages over Ethereum, including the security features and the ease of running a full node. We also discuss the programming language used on Alephium called Ralph, its simplicity compared to Solidity, and the absence of reentrancy attacks and flash loans. Furthermore we touch on the Alephium ecosystem, the collaboration between Alephium and Nostr,&n...
Kristian Csepcsar discusses the bitcoin mining industry and the misconceptions about it being boring. He delves into the significance of reduced reward variance, the critical market share required for mining pools, and how aftermarket firmware has revolutionized the industry. Then we explore how Stratum V2 enhances communication between miners and pools and the advantages it will bring. There is also a discussion about the hardware centralization issues in China and the need for more non-Chin...
Join us as we journey into the intricate world of crypto compliance with our guest, Hannah Zacharias from 21 Analytics. Listen in as we navigate the challenges of the travel rule and the transmission of KYC information between virtual asset service providers. Hannah sheds light on the nuances of the travel rule, the goals behind it, and the unique challenges it presents. She also explains the specifics of travel regulations by country and the implications of transacting with self-hosted walle...
I used GPT4 to ask Satoshi Nakamoto all the questions you have ever wanted to ask, like why 21 mio, who inspired him, what will happen when all the coins will be mined and much more. Discover for yourself the answers I got from Chat GPT 4. Occasionally when I thought the answer was to obvious or superficiel, I asked the question again. At one point I ask if he had ever worked with Len Sassaman. Len Sassaman is a potential candidate to be Satoshi. He was a brillant cryptographer, who commited ...
In Europe, few people have revenue in bitcoin, aside from miners or people who run exchanges. Therefore few people use it as a means of payment. But this is evolving. Marc Guillard and the Princess hotel is an example. We will explore their history, who their clients are, if bitcoin really helps their business, how their clientele is evolving, what their tech stack looks like and more.Timestamps:02:25 The hotel, its history, types of clients10:00 Why business went up in a bear market 15:...
This case should disturb all people concerned about the over-reach of a justice system. Like the Tornado cash case, it only reinforces the need for the protection of individual freedom through anonymity. Tor Ekland and Michael Hassard describe the case of Swedish-citizen Roman Sterlingov accused of administering the crypto-mixer Bitcoin Fog and laundering $330 Million of criminal proceeds through it over the course of a decade. But there isn't a single piece of evidence that Roman ever operat...
Eli Ndinga, head of research at 21 Shares, recently gave a talk on what is needed to onboard the next 1 billion people to crypto. We discuss :- the improvements that still need to be made to the tech stack to onboard more people- reasons for the accelerating use of crypto- decentralized file storing solutions used in Ukraine - volume of Tether compared to Visa and Mastercard- regulation in the USA - Binance, its importance and recent regulatory concerns- differences in analyzing blo...
Julian Liniger CEO and co-founder of Relai. Relai is an app developed in Switzerland that allows you to buy bitcoin without entering your personal data. We discuss what Relai is, their genesis, their current growth, their client makeup and more. We also delve into what it's really like creating a crypto startup in Switzerland and dealing with traditional banks.Listen to the podcast hereTimestamps:01:35 What is Relai, who is it for?03:11 The genesis of Relai13:21 KYC-less, and Mica and regulat...
We discuss the absorption of Credit Suisse by UBS, what it means for crypto in Switzerland and the banking sector in general. We also discuss the difference between crypto, DLT and trust, and how blockchain can add to transparency and help people audit companies. Finally we discuss continued attacks on the crypto industry in the USA and its implications for Switzerland.Timestamps:02:33 Credit Suisse absorption by UBS and its implications10:31 Crypto, DLT and trust16:40 Transparency, audits, s...
“The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.” We discuss Ordinals, the upcoming Shanghai upgrade of Ethereum, confusing actions from the SEC, stable coins and the moreListen to the podcast hereListen on fountain and stream satsContribute directly to the podcast hereTimestamps:02:10 Ordinals 19:25 Ethereum Supply and Shanghai upgrade21:47 Sec Finma and Regulation23:49 Paxos Liquity and stable coin...
We discuss a recent Twitter thread by Alex Roussel regarding how many companies have incorporated with in-kind payments in crypto in Switzerland. We also discuss a recent swiss franc bond issued by the city of Lugano on the SDX (the swiss digital exchange) and more.Listen on fountain and stream satsTimestamps:01:11 How many companies incorporated with in kind payment in crypto and why?11:41 Lugano issues bond on a distributed ledger at SDXLinkstwitter threadAlexis Roussel @alexis_rousselIhttp...
Alex Naray is a tax lawyer in Switzerland. He has developed an expertise in tax issues relating to crypto. We discuss how the Swiss tax authorities impose crypto, what to do if you have not declared your crypto assets in the past, when are you considered a professional trader and much more.Timestamps:01:07 How are crypto assets taxed in Switzerland06:15 What to do if you haven't declared your crypto assets in the past12:25 How do the authorities react when the evaluation varies a lot15:22 Tra...
A recent ruling by Finma, the Swiss financial regulator unexpectedly sparked discontent in the Swiss crypto community, The ruling in the form of an ordinance related to how much crypto currency an entity is allowed to buy without having to go through a KYC procedure. KYC stands for know your customer. It is a procedure intended to identify the real owner of assets and the origin of the assets. The ruling was contested by a small group led by Alex Roussel. He will give us context and explain w...
We discuss Nostr, its 3 main components, relais, clients and key pairs. We discuss why Nostr is different than Twitter, and potential applications. I am joined by Alex Poltorak founder of Hodling SA, provider of self-custodial security solutions for large holders of bitcoin and Massimo Musumeci and physicist and security specialist at Denali.Listen to the podcast hereShareListen on fountain and stream satsContribute directly to the podcast hereTimestamps:03:54 What is Nostr, 3 components, cli...
Today I am pleased to welcome Jaran Mellerud. Jaran holds a Masters in Energy Management from Nord University in Norway and works at Luxor Energy. His focus is on the bitcoin mining industry. We will discuss why energy is even necessary in bitcoin, how much energy do gold mining and other industries consume, is there enough clean energy for bitcoin, the properties that make bitcoin optimal to develop renewable energy, how bitcoin can become carbon negative, recent hash rate increases and bitc...
I speak again to Micheal Svoboda, COO of the Liquity. We contrast Liquity to Maker Dao and other stable coins, discuss Liquity’s continued adoption, Ethereum’s recent upgrade to POS, the FTX debacle and more.Link to podcastTime stamps04:02 Liquity protocol, decentralisation, and contrast to Maker Dao06:24 Can funds be seized?08:33 Liquity by the numbers, and how recent events have affected it10:52 What do people use LUSD for?13:52 Why professional asset managers use Liquity16:33 Where d...
We discuss Ethereum issuance, regulation, MEV, stable coins and moresubscribe to news letter https://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?visit website https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/Timestamps:02:10 Ethereum Issuance06:53 Fidelity entering Ethereum, risk free rate and validators14:56 Regulation and MEV24:22 Stable coinsTake a second to answer these questionsDescripthttps://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LAshift crypto affiliate linkhttps://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYtbraintrustht...
"In this episode we discover a new blockchain being developed partly in Switzerland. It combines technical elements of bitcoin (Utxo model and proof of work) with others from Ethereum, (smart contract expressiveness) and adds a twist with sharding to provide for many more transactions per seconds.subscribe to newsletter herehttps://didierborel.substack.com/subscribe?Time stamps02:20 Basics: What is Alephium, and the political idea behind it07:53 Why do we need another blockchain 11:07 Te...
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